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help:incunabula:main [2013/02/05 16:19] – [Provenance evidence] jahnkehelp:incunabula:main [2014/12/25 08:56] – [Provenance evidence] dondi
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   * To add a new copy that has not yet been described in MEI, click on //Add another copy...// in the Editor's Menu on the left. **Please note** if you decide to discard your editing without saving the new copy, leave the editor by clicking //Delete Copy// instead of //Cancel Editing//.   * To add a new copy that has not yet been described in MEI, click on //Add another copy...// in the Editor's Menu on the left. **Please note** if you decide to discard your editing without saving the new copy, leave the editor by clicking //Delete Copy// instead of //Cancel Editing//.
   * Please note that you cannot edit a copy while someone else is working on it. If you leave your browser window without saving the record or without unlocking it by clicking //Cancel Editing// and thus cannot reenter the editor, please contact the Data Conversion Group.   * Please note that you cannot edit a copy while someone else is working on it. If you leave your browser window without saving the record or without unlocking it by clicking //Cancel Editing// and thus cannot reenter the editor, please contact the Data Conversion Group.
 +  * **Name of record creator / revisor**: Please add in the 'General Notes' field of the first folder: "Created by [name]". If the record is later revised by somebody else, add "Created by [name]. Revised by [name]"
  
  
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 The first tab in your editor relates to the 'copy in general'. When changing the order of the blocks of provenance information (which should be a chronological order), make sure the 'copy in general' form remains always the first editor tab. The first tab in your editor relates to the 'copy in general'. When changing the order of the blocks of provenance information (which should be a chronological order), make sure the 'copy in general' form remains always the first editor tab.
  
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 ==== Provenance evidence ==== ==== Provenance evidence ====
-  * Each change in ownership is recorded by the evidence found in the book or elsewhere.+  * Each change in ownership is recorded by the evidence found in the book or elsewhere.  
 +  * PLEASE NOTE, the purpose of the MEI database is to track the movement of the book, from the place it was printed (represented by the bibliographical information), through its first and successive owners or areas, to the library where the book is held at present; THEREFORE THE LAST BLOCK OF PROVENANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE AN ENTRY FOR THE LIBRARY WHICH HOLDS THE BOOK TODAY, possibly with the year of its foundation.
   * If more than one type of evidence relates to an ownership, please record them in the same evidence form (or block of provenance). For example, 16th century German ownership and 16th century German binding.   * If more than one type of evidence relates to an ownership, please record them in the same evidence form (or block of provenance). For example, 16th century German ownership and 16th century German binding.
   * To add a new block of provenance click //New evidence//.   * To add a new block of provenance click //New evidence//.
   * If possible provide the evidence in chronological order. To change the order of the evidence forms, move the mouse over the dotted area in the evidence tab and drag the tab slowly into the appropriate position. **Please note:** No evidence tab must be placed before the tab that contains the copy-specific information.   * If possible provide the evidence in chronological order. To change the order of the evidence forms, move the mouse over the dotted area in the evidence tab and drag the tab slowly into the appropriate position. **Please note:** No evidence tab must be placed before the tab that contains the copy-specific information.
-  * To delete a whole evidence description, do the following:+  * To delete a whole Evidence description block, do the following:
     * Empty all fields and delete the entries from the Editing history.     * Empty all fields and delete the entries from the Editing history.
 +    * Save the record.
     * Move the tab to the rightmost position.     * Move the tab to the rightmost position.
     * Save the record.     * Save the record.
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 |Provenance Note|Free text to transcribe an ownership inscription, or to provide further provenance information which is not expressed in the book itself such as Cicogna bequeathed his collection to the city of Venice, etc.|[[::help:incunabula:317|Full Description]]| |Provenance Note|Free text to transcribe an ownership inscription, or to provide further provenance information which is not expressed in the book itself such as Cicogna bequeathed his collection to the city of Venice, etc.|[[::help:incunabula:317|Full Description]]|
 |Method of acquisition|Controlled language. Please choose.|[[::help:incunabula:317|Full Description]]| |Method of acquisition|Controlled language. Please choose.|[[::help:incunabula:317|Full Description]]|
-|Binding Note|Free text to describe a binding. Use: 'Binder's name: ***' to provide the name of the binder.|[[::help:incunabula:310|Full Description]]|+|Binding Note|Free text to describe a binding. Use: 'Binder's name: //etc//' to provide the name of the binder.|[[::help:incunabula:310|Full Description]]|
 |Binding Date|Controlled language. Please Choose century.|[[::help:incunabula:310|Full Description]]| |Binding Date|Controlled language. Please Choose century.|[[::help:incunabula:310|Full Description]]|
 |Binding Type|Controlled language. Please choose.|[[::help:incunabula:310|Full Description]]| |Binding Type|Controlled language. Please choose.|[[::help:incunabula:310|Full Description]]|
 help/incunabula/main.txt · Last modified: 2018/01/16 19:08 by hart

 

 

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